Poem-a-Day
Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "The Spirit of Poetry"
5 min
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Allison Albino: "Cast Iron"
2 min
253
Quincy Scott Jones: "Why Wake up Happy"
2 min
254
J. Mae Barizo: "Indeterminacy"
2 min
255
Timothy Yu: "Chinese Dream 61"
2 min
256
Charlotte Meehan: "Motherless Son"
2 min
257
Lucy Larcom: "The City Lights"
4 min
258
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Ghosts"
3 min
259
Margaret Rhee: "Crooked"
2 min
260
Evie Shockley: "job prescription"
2 min
261
Hyejung Kook: "Dead Reckoning"
2 min
262
Idra Novey: "Value City"
4 min
263
Helene Achanzar: "The only poem I can write"
2 min
264
Miguel Teurbe Tolón: "Last Song of the Exile"
3 min
265
Luis Lloréns Torres: "Bolivar"
3 min
266
Joseph O. Legaspi: "Raspberries"
4 min
267
Cornelius Eady: "Bullpen"
2 min
268
Pavneet Singh: "Letter 6"
2 min
269
Jake Ricafrente: "Makati Cousin"
4 min
270
Katy Lederer: "Lithopedion"
2 min
271
Rubén Darío: "Nightfall in the Tropics"
3 min
272
Salomón de la Selva: "A Song for Wall Street"
3 min
273
Tan Lin: "Sent & scented with 10 emoticons"
2 min
274
Rodrigo Toscano: "Habilitas"
3 min
275
E. J. Koh: "This Birthday"
2 min